Are government's major tech projects on track?
The annual report on the Government Major Projects Portfolio includes assessments of a range of big-ticket IT initiatives. We take a closer look at three experiencing differing fortunes
Rotherham plans town-centre public WiFi
Local authority seeks to engage with potential commercial partners
Report finds outsourced IT typically more efficient – but failures ‘cost taxpayers dearly’
Institute for Government says permanent secretaries should spearhead commercial efforts
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Pharmacy regulator seeks £3.5m services partner to support cloud future
Organisation wants to appoint provider to five-year contract
London NHS trusts launch £3bn mega-framework for IT and services
Contract will cover a comprehensive range of products and consultancy
Councils, schools and universities given option to buy goods via Amazon in £400m deal
Four-year framework gives option of establishing Amazon Business account
Bidding opens on £500m GP IT framework
Health secretary outlines intention to replace outgoing deal with ‘open, competitive’ market
London NHS trusts seek 10-year partner for £175m electronic health records platform
Guy’s and St Thomas’ leads procurement exercise
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Government seeks provider for £380m employee benefits platform
CCS issues contract notice for online system
IT system for MP expenses watchdog sees costs spiral
A total of more than £8m has been spent on the tech platform
NHS seeds £50m robotic surgery framework
Procurement body begins market research ahead of planned contract launch next year
Lessons have been learned from troubled Capita recruitment contract – MoD
Department insists improvements are being made in its response to MPs’ report
CCS set to replace cloud first with ‘more appropriate guidance’
Procurement agency reveals it is working with GDS to create new advice
Home Office needs ‘plan B’ for Emergency Services Network, NAO finds
Report warns that costs may still rise and timeline could be lengthened
HMRC to spend £1.5m on ‘cheque-processing solution’
Supplier sought for hardware and software platform
Surrey seeks ‘digital transformation partner’
County council seeks external review of existing change plans to ‘help the organisation see that digital is a critical component’
‘Poor decisions compounded by a failure to take accountability’ – MPs tear into Verify
PAC criticises conception and rollout of scheme, and plan for its future
Consultancies swipe another £160m of government Brexit-prep contracts
Departments hand out deals for IT and other services
Report: ‘Tech procurement still favours insiders and incumbents’
SMEs are routinely shut out of bidding processes and snubbed for the opportunities that are open to them, research from tech incubator Public has found
Bidding opens on £6.5bn Technology Products and Associated Services framework
Starting gun fired for competition on next iteration of the government’s flagship commodity IT vehicle
Bradford to build app to boost uptake of online services
Council looks to implement platform including push notifications
University of Liverpool seeks virtual learning environment
Institution issues tender for tech platform
Technology Services 2 given two-year extension
CCS lengthens £3bn contract as it mulls ways to ensure future deals enable more streamlined processes